Top pick · highest health
Lago
Metering and usage-based billing.
Docker
Money, Budgeting & Management
Open source alternatives to Chargebee
We track 3 open-source Chargebee alternatives, of which 3 currently score 70 or above on Repoly's GitHub health scale and 3 ship a Docker image. Lago leads on health at 96/100 with 53 commits in the last 90 days; across all 3 projects you are choosing between AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0, Elastic-2.0.
updated Oct 2026 3 alternatives best health 96 ★ 27k combined 581 commits / 90d 3 with Docker
Top picks to replace Chargebee
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Healthiest
Health 96/100: 53 commits in 90 days, latest release v1.55.0, Docker image available.
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Most active
472 commits in the last 90 days, more than any other option here.
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Permissive licence
Apache-2.0, so you can fork or embed it without publishing changes; health 95/100.
Showing 3 of 3 tools
All 3 Chargebee alternatives, ranked by health
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Invoice Ninja
Powerful tool to invoice clients online.
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Kill Bill
Subscription billing & payments platform. Have access to real-time analytics and financial reports.
DockerJava
Chargebee alternatives compared
Lago and Invoice Ninja tie at 96/100. Invoice Ninja is the busier codebase, with 472 commits in 90 days to 53. Lago also has the largest following, at 11k stars.
The most recent release is Invoice Ninja v5.13.51, published today. None of the measured options scores under 40. By stack, Java (1) and PHP (1) are the most common. Kill Bill is permissively licensed; Lago is copyleft. Invoice Ninja is source-available rather than open source, which limits commercial reuse.
3 of these 3 also appear among the Stripe Billing alternatives, which lists 1 more.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit | Docker |
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| Lago Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 11k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday | Yes |
| Invoice Ninja Steady at 96 since 11 Sep | 96 | 10k | Elastic-2.0 | today | Yes |
| Kill Bill Steady at 95 since 11 Sep | 95 | 5.8k | Apache-2.0 | 2 days ago | Yes |
Chargebee alternatives: common questions
What is the most maintained open source alternative to Chargebee?
Lago scores highest at 96/100, with 53 commits in the last 90 days, 11k stars on GitHub and its latest release (v1.55.0) published 23 days ago. Invoice Ninja has the most raw commit activity at 472 commits in 90 days.
Which Chargebee alternatives use a permissive licence?
1 of 3 are permissively licensed (MIT, Apache, BSD or similar): Kill Bill (Apache-2.0). 1 use copyleft licences such as GPL or AGPL, which require you to publish changes if you distribute a modified version.
Which Chargebee alternatives run in Docker?
3 of 3 publish a Docker image or Compose file: Lago, Invoice Ninja, Kill Bill. Docker support contributes 10 of the 100 available health points, because it is the clearest signal that self-hosting is a supported path rather than an afterthought.
Is Lago or Invoice Ninja the better Chargebee alternative?
On measured health Lago leads, 96 to 96. Lago has 53 commits in 90 days, 11k stars and v1.55.0 from 23 days ago; Invoice Ninja has 472 commits in 90 days, 10k stars and v5.13.51 from today. Lago is ahead or level on every term Repoly measures.
Are the Chargebee alternatives still maintained?
3 of the 3 measured options score 70 or above. Every measured option had commits in the last 90 days. None scores under 40.
What languages are the Chargebee alternatives written in?
Java: Kill Bill. PHP: Invoice Ninja. The stack matters if you plan to extend or patch the tool yourself.
